QBengaluru: K’taka Man Gives Triple Talaq Over WhatsApp & More

A woman who claimed she was given 'triple talaq' by her husband who stays in Dubai via a WhatsApp voice message has appealed for assistance from the Prime Minister.

"My husband Mushtafa gave me Triple Talaq in a voice recording message through Whatsaap. But I don't accept this divorce. I have registered a case. I seek justice. Police said that they can't do anything as my husband stays in Dubai," said the complainant Ayesha.

She further said that she had lodged a complaint in the police station, but because her husband's family was too powerful, the case was settled out of the police station. "We were happily married for the past 21 years. Initially, I could not have a baby but this did not bother him as we adopted a girl child who is now 16-years-old," she said.

Congress leader DK Shivakumar was arrested on Tuesday, 3 September by ED in a money laundering case.

Karnataka Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to record her statement in connection with an alleged money-laundering case against her party colleague DK Shivakumar and others.

In a statement given to the media in Bengaluru, Hebbalkar had on Wednesday alleged that the ED summons was a result of “vindictive politics”.

The agency earlier summoned her on 14 September , asking her to join the investigation. However, Hebbalkar sought an exemption as she was engaged in flood relief operations in her constituency. She had also asked the ED officials to question her in Bengaluru, but did not get any response.

Popular Bengaluru pub and bar BFlat and BTDT in Indiranagar, which hosted many music and stand-up comedy events, will pull down its shutters from October 2, the establishment announced.

In a Facebook post, it said, “We regretfully announce that BFlat and BTDT Indiranagar, Bengaluru’s first dedicated live performance venue and loved restaurant (former Highnote), and home to many music lovers and foodies, closes its doors, effective October 2, 2019, after 10 and a half years of supporting the Arts.”

“Positioned as a platform to showcase in particular the independent music scene, jazz and blues as well as stand-up comedy, BFlat has become an iconic institution... The venue hopes to return to Bangalore in a new avatar but under the prevailing conditions it's Goodbye for now (sic),” it added.

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ready for a sortie on the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru, on Sep 19, 2019. Singh, who became the first Defence Minister of the country to fly in a Tejas, took to the cockpit of the fighter jet with a pilot in the front seat. (Photo: IANS)

Union minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday became the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft —Tejas— from the HAL airport in Bengaluru. He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) in Bengaluru. The minister flew a sortie in the twin-seater version of Tejas. Rajnath Singh was wearing a G-suite, a white helmet and an oxygen mask.

Sharing his experince on Twitter, Singh wrote, 'Flying on ‘Tejas’, an Indigenous Light Combat Aircraft from Bengaluru’s HAL Airport was an amazing and exhilarating experience.'